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good night. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we've got a great show for you tonight. what does mitt romney have in his back pocket for tomorrow night's debate? >> i tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> cenk: yeah, that really didn't work out that well. i hope he has something better than that. i don't hope that but what i'll tell you is what would i do if i were romney if i was in those debates? i'll show you that in a bit. and then later in the program i'm calling afghanistan wars. >> i was expecting a phone call from josh, instead i got one from his father. it's heartbreaking. i just want to reach out to all of them as much as i can. >> cenk: i'm going to tell you why that war is over. not because we want if to be over, but now the generals, the people in power are basically saying no mas. i'll tell you all about that. do you remember this crazy interview with sean hannity. >> is there anything that you regret getting out the car that night? >> no, sir. >> cenk: wow, you know what? robert
good night. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we've got a great show for you tonight. what does mitt romney have in his back pocket for tomorrow night's debate? >> i tell you what, $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> cenk: yeah, that really didn't work out that well. i hope he has something better than that. i don't hope that but what i'll tell you is what would i do if i were romney if i was in those...
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(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. ♪ >> cenk: president obama and first lady michelle obama did a joint appearance on "the view." republicans are livid about this. why? because they said oh my god, he was in new york for a day and a half and he didn't meet with prime minister netenyahu. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg? but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> chris, look the president is going to be actively involved at the un general assemblies -- >> giving a speech -- >> chris, they have telephones in the white house. last week we talked to the leader in libya. >> cenk: look meeting with foreign leaders has nothing to do with whether he'll get elected or not elected, fund raises which they all have time for, that has a lot to do with the election. they'll make time for the media and the "the view" is very important for the female demographic. so that's part of it. and what he hasn't met with netenyahu enough? >> believe me he has met with them plenty of times and knows exactly where the prime minister stands. what did they discuss on "the view"
(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. ♪ >> cenk: president obama and first lady michelle obama did a joint appearance on "the view." republicans are livid about this. why? because they said oh my god, he was in new york for a day and a half and he didn't meet with prime minister netenyahu. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg? but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> chris, look the president is going to be actively involved...
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(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> cenk: did you know since 1825 all but three presidents of the united states of america have been frat brothers. that's kind of depressing stat. well, who fits that bill in this race? paul ryan, boy was he a frat brother. that's his picture from back in the day from the from aterty. whatfrom the from fraternity. what a dork. he has been taking money from fraternityies and $75,000 from the national beer wholesalers association since 1998, and could not get them what they wanted which was slashed taxes for brewers. noticing what a frat boy he was manhattan put this billboard up saying doesn't paul ryan remind you of every frat guy you regret sleeping with? not in my case, luckily. ouch. i'm not sure you would have gone in that direction. steve, can you bring back the picture for me? really? this paul ryan picture from back in the day when he was a frat brother? he was a delta delta-delta. i'm not sure that you would sleep with him any way. it's paul ryan,. [ laughing ] i don't know if they went too far, but it was fu
(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> cenk: did you know since 1825 all but three presidents of the united states of america have been frat brothers. that's kind of depressing stat. well, who fits that bill in this race? paul ryan, boy was he a frat brother. that's his picture from back in the day from the from aterty. whatfrom the from fraternity. what a dork. he has been taking money from fraternityies and $75,000 from the national beer wholesalers...
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(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> cenk: former democratic president t bill clinton is incredibly popular. even mitt romney said this. >> we have learned in this election season by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. [ laughter ] >> cenk: now my guy, george w. bush, he did a terrible job. you don't like him very much. you want to see a lukewarm endorsement. here is george bush. >> i crawled out of the swamp. eight years was awesome, and i was famous and powerful and i have no desire for fame and power anymore. i'm a supporter of mitt romney. i hope he does well. >> cenk: god every time i laugh when i see that guy. who says being president was awesome, i had power and fame. you know what happens even though they have been hiding from bush right now george w. bush more popular than mitt romney. when you are losing to w, you are in big trouble, mitt! that's why you find yourself in the middle of the ring >> gavin: welcome to nine show. millions of peep tao*epb agers have treasured the come can go of age story the
(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> cenk: former democratic president t bill clinton is incredibly popular. even mitt romney said this. >> we have learned in this election season by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. [ laughter ] >> cenk: now my guy, george w. bush, he did a terrible job. you don't like him very much. you want to see a lukewarm endorsement. here is george bush. >> i...
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. >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." the dirty tricks by the republicans have now officially gotten insane. listen to this dvd pretending to be obama's voice. >> these photos were taken a few weeks before christmas 1960 when mom was about five weeks pregnant with me. >> cenk: they're claiming president obama's mom was an important star. porn star. unbelievable. then we'll turn to mitt romney. we'll have fun conversation abouts him. first, is he too cheap? >> you got me bad. >> these things work great. >> talk about frugal. >> he does not like waste. >> cenk: unless, of course, it's a car elevator. then we'll discuss whether he's crazy. >> cenk: then there is that story, the teachers' unions and whether some of hollywood's liberal stars are throwing them under the bus. >> you heard about those mothers who lift trucks off their babies babies. they're nothing compared to me. >> cenk: we'll have time to have that discussion. plus rocky anderson, independent, third-party candidate on "the young turks," and elbow of the day, g
. >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." the dirty tricks by the republicans have now officially gotten insane. listen to this dvd pretending to be obama's voice. >> these photos were taken a few weeks before christmas 1960 when mom was about five weeks pregnant with me. >> cenk: they're claiming president obama's mom was an important star. porn star. unbelievable. then we'll turn to mitt romney. we'll have fun conversation abouts him. first, is he too cheap?...
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when we come back speaking of women and votes, roseanne barr in "the young turks" studio talking about how she is running for president. >> hey, if we have to go to war somewhere, i'm not a passivist, and i am for owning guns too. >> cenk: is that right? are you packing right now? we'll fine out when we come back. and we're going to go to the gun show and elbow of the day. somebody is going to lower thank guns right on top of mitt romney's head. who is it going to be? tweet us to give us your guess. currenttventtv
when we come back speaking of women and votes, roseanne barr in "the young turks" studio talking about how she is running for president. >> hey, if we have to go to war somewhere, i'm not a passivist, and i am for owning guns too. >> cenk: is that right? are you packing right now? we'll fine out when we come back. and we're going to go to the gun show and elbow of the day. somebody is going to lower thank guns right on top of mitt romney's head. who is it going to be?...
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(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> now, if you watch the show on a regular basis, you know that of course president obama is only a million times more progressive than mitt romney. that's obvious. you also know he's knots that progressive. he told bob woodward: >> everybody wants fiscal restraint and order but to see he's a blue dog democratic, a conservative democratic, that's interesting. also remember, he has said many times in the past that he's perfectly willing and able to cut entitlement programs, in other words social security. watch him say it himself. >> we then offered an additional $650 billion in cuts to entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid, social security. >> so there it is. he's saying i offered it to the republicans. now, there's one other group that's concerned that he is not quite as progressive as we'd like him to be, the african-american community. african-americans in 2008 had an unemployment rate of 11.9% now up to 14.1%. of course the president is not solely responsible for that, it was the great recession caused by the
(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> now, if you watch the show on a regular basis, you know that of course president obama is only a million times more progressive than mitt romney. that's obvious. you also know he's knots that progressive. he told bob woodward: >> everybody wants fiscal restraint and order but to see he's a blue dog democratic, a conservative democratic, that's interesting. also remember, he has said many times in the past...
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. >> now yesterday i called election here on the young turks. it's already over. some people aren't happy about that. people say damn it, people are going to get complacent. i love the idea that people say chenk already called it, so we're not going to bother voting. i wish that were so. obviously in order for my call to be correct you have to actually go and vote. in case you didn't get that message, samuel jackson is going to deliver it. >> mom dad the election's coming up soon. >> we're tired right now honey go back to your room. >> sorry my friend, there's no time to snore an out of touch millionaire declared war on schools, the unions, environment, fair pay. we're on our own with romney has his way. he's against safety nets. if you fall, tough luck. i strongly suggest that you wake the [bleep] up. >> all right now look, this message is direct to a lot of folks, but specifically, they of course want to reach african-american latinos and minority groups because it made such a difference in the 2008 campaign. 2 million more black voters voted in 2008 than 2004 a
. >> now yesterday i called election here on the young turks. it's already over. some people aren't happy about that. people say damn it, people are going to get complacent. i love the idea that people say chenk already called it, so we're not going to bother voting. i wish that were so. obviously in order for my call to be correct you have to actually go and vote. in case you didn't get that message, samuel jackson is going to deliver it. >> mom dad the election's coming up soon....
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(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> the whole country's talking about the nfl referees locked out since june for an incredibly small amount, $4,000 per game. this strike could be settled. even though the nfl's a $9 billion industry the owners are being greedy saying nope, we're not going to give it to them. these replacement refs are doing great job. the country disagrees. there was the guy dressed up as a saints fan wanted to be a referee. they realized it right before the game and had to take him out. there was the guy to hold mccry oh, by wait, you're on my fantasy football team, go get 'em. oh my god. there's refs last night the seattle-green bay game might have been the straw that broke the camels back. >> could this play be the tipping point? last night the game went down to the wire with the seahawks trailing and clock winding down, their quarterback unleashed a hail mary pass. it was a scramble in the end zone and then a split decision. one ref says touchdown another says no. >> all right well now it's gotten political. so scott walker from wisc
(vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> the whole country's talking about the nfl referees locked out since june for an incredibly small amount, $4,000 per game. this strike could be settled. even though the nfl's a $9 billion industry the owners are being greedy saying nope, we're not going to give it to them. these replacement refs are doing great job. the country disagrees. there was the guy dressed up as a saints fan wanted to be a referee. they...
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cenk uygur of "the young turks." i'll be there. your tweets as well. it won't be as huge and expansive a tweet screen filling up the entire frame but your tweets will be on screen throughout the debate. while we comment over the candidates, you will be able to see your comments. i will be tweeting for current tv from their twitter handle during the debate doing my best to make mr. gore violently upset. we'll be taking your calls when we come back at 1-866-55-press. want to know what you think mitt romney can do. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> john: it is the "bill press show" on your radio and your computer and current tv, i'm john fuglesang filling in for bill all morning. so much going on here on tuesday, october 2nd from the scott brown/elizabeth warren debate which the clear loser david gregory. did paul ryan really not liking math or doing his math homework to mitt romney trying to get zinger fest 2012 up and going tomorrow to the president looking like all he has to do is not drool in public and win this thing a
cenk uygur of "the young turks." i'll be there. your tweets as well. it won't be as huge and expansive a tweet screen filling up the entire frame but your tweets will be on screen throughout the debate. while we comment over the candidates, you will be able to see your comments. i will be tweeting for current tv from their twitter handle during the debate doing my best to make mr. gore violently upset. we'll be taking your calls when we come back at 1-866-55-press. want to know what...
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: today is a big day on "the young turks." i'm about to call the election. >> mitt romney attacked 47% of americans who paid no income tax. >> romney: president obama and i both care about middle class citizens. >> cenk: there is a lot more. stay right here, i'm about to show you why it is already over. and then there are wonderfully authored moments like this. paul ryan isn't that som
: today is a big day on "the young turks." i'm about to call the election. >> mitt romney attacked 47% of americans who paid no income tax. >> romney: president obama and i both care about middle class citizens. >> cenk: there is a lot more. stay right here, i'm about to show you why it is already over. and then there are wonderfully authored moments like this. paul ryan isn't that som
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(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. they'll -- wa-- wa-- wait a minute. bobby? bobby! what are you doing, man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. >> you're back inside the war room. i'm jennifer granholm. of trouble in the hard land for pop. according to a new poll, governor mitt romney leads president obama by 14 percentage points among rural vo
(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think...
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(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! [ applause ] >> can i call you joe? >> thank you. >> thank you gwen, thank you. >> jennifer: that was the start of the 2008 vice presidential debate between then governor sarah palin of alaska and then delaware senator joe biden. prior to the debate, the conventional wisdom was that sarah palin was going to bomb but actually she held her own both biden and palin spent hours and hours sparring with stand-ins to prepare for the big moment. now you probably know who played sarah palin for joe biden. that was me. but i bet you didn't know that the republican foreign policy adviser randy shunman played joe biden for sarah palin. joining us tonight to discuss stand-ins and debate prep ahead of wednesday's match-up between president obama and gov
(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! [ applause ] >> can i call you joe? >> thank you. >> thank you gwen, thank you. >> jennifer: that was the start of the...
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(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, it is 24 minutes after the hour. talking about jeb bush yesterday >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. 24 minutes after the hour. football fans, sport fans, relax. nfl owners did apparently bow to pressure and realized they needed to get this damn thing over with and they sent roger goodell in and said fix it, fix it. meeting until late last night. "the washington post" and "new york times" and espn reporting that the outline of a deal is reached now it has to be approved by the nfra and the nfl owners both. but that should happen in order to get professional refs back as early as tonight. what did we learn
(vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, it is 24 minutes...